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Today’s Devotional – April 9th

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The Two Turtledoves Constellation!

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Part 1:

“The Two Flying Epistles”

TODAY’S DEVOTIONAL IS AN EXCERPT FROM THIS WEBSITE’S ARTICLE… “Two Turtle-Doves Constellation”

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“And He (Jesus) called unto Him the twelve,

and began to send them forth by two and two…

And they went out, and preached…”

Mark 6:7, 12

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Photo of two turtle-doves by Yuvair for Wikipedia – share-alike license, click here for link.

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TWO DOVES SYMBOLIZE WITNESSING

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“And He (Jesus) called unto Him the twelve,

and began to send them forth by two and two;

and gave them power over unclean spirits;”

Mark 6:7

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This above verse from the Gospel of Mark presents this idea of the number “two” symbolizing witnessing (see “Mercury & The Image Of The Beast“).

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The painting shows Jesus sending out His Disciples, two-by-two, to proclaim the Gospel to anyone willing to listen.

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Brooklyn Museum – Jesus sends disciples out two by two – by James Tissot – US Public Domain

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“GO YE INTO ALL THE WORLD”

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And capitalizing on the number “two”, God has created this Two Turtle-Doves Constellation,

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These two doves symbolize God’s people, who are freed from death, so that they can carry the message of God’s love to fallen humanity.

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(fallen humanity is symbolized by the Flower of the Field Constellation. As this star chart shows).

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Since the number “two” is the number of “witness” in Scripture, then this constellation speaks of the “witness” of these “Two Turtle-Doves”.

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And speaking of sending messages, this “Two Turtle-Doves Constellation” is definitely sending us a very vital message from God! “Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.”

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“TWO” = “ME & HOLY SPIRIT”

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These Two Turtle-Doves have a greater meaning, when we really get down to the core message of the number, “Two”.

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That is, the only true witness for Christ there can be is when “my witnessing” is empowered by the Holy Spirit.

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If I try to witness without God’s Spirit, there is no genuine witness. Nothing good can ever hope to be achieved.

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Listen… “For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord. A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.” James 1:7, 8.

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Yes, a double-minded Christian is in no condition to witness.

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That man (or woman) needs to be thoroughly reformed: completely changed by the infilling of the Holy Spirit.

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And so, these Two Turtle-Doves symbolize the real true witness, “the Believer & the Holy Spirit”, as they go through life together, witnessing at all times, and in every situation of life!

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LIVING EPISTLES

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And thus, it is with this entire “Summer Constellation” Group.

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As the Disciples followed Jesus, they preached the Good News in every city.

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And it seems that God has given us this constellation group to remind us to do the same: to preach the Gospel to a world covered in “gross darkness”. (See Isaiah 60:1, 2).

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And we in this affluent society, can financially support various faithful Gospel ministries, here, and abroad.

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NUMBER 2 & 2ND COMMANDMENT

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But there is even a further aspect to the number 2.

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After all, the 2nd Commandment is all about images.

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And every true worshiper of God is to spend his or her life seeking to be transformed into the image of Christ.

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And this is the true witness, as we are a book, known and read of all those around us.

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In other words, if the Believer has truly become changed into the glorious image of Christ, then his or her likeness to Jesus will become a witness in itself!

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Listen…“And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness,

but rather reprove them…

But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light:

for whatsoever doth make manifest is light.”

Ephesians 5:11, 13

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And so, here is the true witness to a world lost and groping in the darkness of sin and unbelief: the light of Christ!

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Transfiguration – Bloch – cropped – Wikimedia Commons – US Public-Domain

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“KNOWN & READ OF ALL…”

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And even though the Gospel has been heavily preached right here in our land, there is much we can do right in our own home, neighborhood and town.

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Yes, even though our fellow townspeople have heard about Jesus, they nevertheless need to SEE Jesus.

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And that’s what this society needs now: for us to purify our hearts that we will be more and more a “living epistle, known and read of all Mankind” (2nd Corinthians 3).

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And so, by so-doing, our transformed lives will be a living testimony which proclaims to all, “that God is in you of a truth.” 1st Corinthians 14:25

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Mall witnessing, Panama City, Panama

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GOD’S LAST CALL

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Therefore, these Two Turtle-Doves are a sign of witnessing to a lost and dying world.

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And it may just be that these Two Turtle-Doves are a sign of God’s last message to the world!

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Yes, the Bible says…“And there shall be signs in the sun,

and in the moon, and in the stars;

and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;

the sea and the waves roaring;

Men’s hearts failing them for fear,

and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth:

for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.

And then shall they see the Son of man coming

in a cloud with power and great glory.”

Luke 21:25-27.

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And so, if these signs are a fulfillment of Luke’s prophecy, then this Two Turtle-Doves Constellation is a symbol of God’s last message of mercy to this world!

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ABOVE PICTURE: summer constellations with Two Turtledoves

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TO READ PART 2, CLICK HERE…

April 29th . . . . Two Turtledoves Constellation! Part 2: “Mourning Doves & Us”

ABOVE STAR-CHART (with doves drawn in by this website: Summer Constellation – Two Turtledoves (aka: Sagittarius) – Wikipedia Star-chart

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Let my life be a living epistle, which tells the Gospel of Jesus…

Praying Hands – Otto Greiner – Wikimedia – .bassenge.com – Cropped image – Public Domain

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read…

April 11 (Two Turtledoves Constellation! Part 3: “Forsaking All to Follow Jesus!”)…

…or you may also read this more comprehensive article…

“Two Turtle-Doves Constellation”

Question book magnify svg – Wikimedia – GNU license

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THE END

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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN

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LOCATING THE TWO TURTLE-DOVES CONSTELLATION…

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This constellation appears in early spring in the south.

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It moves from east to west during the night and slowly moves to the western horizon by fall.

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It is commonly known as Sagittarius. (The three stars at the top of the 2nd Turtle-dove are not shown in some Sagittarius Star-charts, but are in others.)

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Sagittarius Constellation star-chart from a wikipedia. Editor of this site has sketched in the Turtle-Doves. Star-chart is under Share-alike license

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “Two Turtle-Doves Constellation”

Question book magnify svg – Wikimedia – GNU license

 

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TOMORROW…

“April 10th (The Abomination of Desolation, Part 1)”

ABOVE PICTURE: Satan, The False Prophet who now in these last days destroys the churches via a world-loving prosperity-driven false gospel – www.signsofheaven.org

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